Around Town

March 31, 2005

RELIGION

Evangelist to speak at services

Evangelist Steve Pettit will conduct special services at 7 p.m. Sunday through April 8 at Bethel Baptist Church, 1647 Briarfield Road, Hampton. Pettit has worked with teenagers for 28 years. There will be nursery care, classes for children through sixth grade and a program for teens. For details, call the church at 826-7710.

FUND-RAISER

Shop for hope, life and a cure

Combine shopping with helping to find a cure for cancer from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 12716 Warwick Blvd., Newport News. Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Select from products by Longaberger, Creative Memories, Southern Living at Home, Beads by the Bay, Stampin' Up, Tupperware, Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Mary Kay, Discovery Toys and more. For details, e-mail joywnet234@aol.com.

SCHOOL/YOUTH

Classes give teens business tips

Youth will learn how to start their own business during "Youth Entrepreneurship," an eight-week training series for students in grades 6-12. Classes meet from 6:15-8:45 p.m. every Monday beginning this week at the Northampton Community Center, 1435-A Todds Lane, Hampton. To register, call 376-KIDS (5437). *